McConnell: Senate to pass measure halting Trump's national emergency
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell conceded Monday that he believes the upper chamber will vote this month to terminate the national emergency President Donald Trump declared at the U.S.-Mexico border. "I think what is clear in the Senate is there will be enough votes to pass the resolution of disapproval which will then be vetoed by the president and then all likelihood the veto will be upheld in the House," he said at a press conference in the Capitol.
The Senate is expected to vote on the resolution - which the House passed last week in a 245-182 vote - by March 15, before the Senate's next recess. Thirteen Republicans joined Democrats in the House to vote in favor of the resolution. McConnell is required to bring the resolution up for a vote because of the National Emergencies Act of 1976, under which Congress has the ability to try to end an emergency status instituted by the president. If such a resolution passes the House, federal law requires that the Senate take up the measure within 18 days.
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I'm kind of disappointed with myself for not knowing anything about this, but I guess that's what these current events are for in a sense. I am anxious to see what the Senate's choice is on this issue, as any scenario will likely cause some sort of large-scale change.
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I agree and I hope he makes a good decision.
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